to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
good humour (humor); good mood
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
way; method; means; resource; course
book; volume; this; present; main; head
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of